Clan Ross

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Clan Ross
Crest badge
Clan member crest badge - Clan Ross.svg
Motto: Spem Successus Alit (Success Nourishes Hope)
Profile
Region Hieland
Destrict Ross
Plant badge Juniper, or bearberry
Pipe muisic The Earl of Ross's March
Gaelic name Clann Ros (Rois)
Chief

Blason Guillaume, comte de Ross.svg
David Ross o Ross an Balnagown
The Chief o Clan Ross
Historic seat Balnagown Castle

Clan Ross is a Hieland Scots clan. The oreeginal chiefs o the clan wur the oreeginal Earls o Ross.[1]

Table o contents

Chiefs [edit]

  • The current chief o Clan Ross is Baron David Campbell Ross, o Ross an Balnagowan.

Clan Profile [edit]

The Juniper
  • Gaelic: Clann Rois.
  • Oreegin o Name: Ross-shire.
  • Motto: Spem Successus Alit (Success Nourishes Hope).
  • Plant Badge: Juniper.
  • Pipe Muisic: The Earl of Ross's March.

Tartans [edit]

Clan Ross haes three tartans:

  • Ross Dress tartan (modren & auncient)
  • Ross Hunting tartan (modren & auncient)
  • Ross Hunting Weathered tartan

Castle [edit]

The historic seat o the chief o Clan Ross is at Balnagown Castle. The correct spellin is actually Balnagown,[2] or alternatively Balnagowen.

Ither castles that hae been held bi the Clan Ross include Portencross Castle an Sanquhar Castle

Surnames associatit wi Clan Ross [edit]

  • Anderson
  • Andison
  • Andrew/s
  • Corbet/t
  • Crow/e
  • Croy
  • Deas
  • Denoon
  • Denune
  • Dingwall ( or Dengel today )
  • Duthie
  • Fair
  • Fear/n
  • Gair
   
  • MacTire
  • MacTyre
  • Mitchell
  • Taggart
  • Tarrel
  • Tullo
  • Tulloch
  • Tyre
  • Vass
  • Wass
  • Waters
  • McEntagert (Ireland)
  • McEnteggart (Ireland)
  • McEntaggert (Ireland)

See an aa [edit]

References [edit]

  1. The Clan Ross by Donald by Donald MacKinnon. W & A.K Johnston's Clan Histories.
  2. See the estate's web-site.

Freemit airtins [edit]